BEREA, Ohio -- The Monday after the Browns lost to the Lions, 38-24, the mess at the end of the first half -- the quarterback sneak and the scramble after -- was still a topic for discussion. Head coach Hue Jackson was still shouldering the blame, too.

"I take responsibility for it," Jackson said in his Monday press conference. "Again, let's just put that one to bed. It is on me. It is not on DeShone. It is not on the offensive unit. I coach the offensive unit. I coach the quarterback."

In response to a follow-up, Jackson simply responded, "I do not want to get into that. Next question."

Later, when asked why it appeared various players were running a different play than perhaps Kizer was running, he responded, "Again, It is on me. I'm going to keep saying that."

Kizer, for his part, wasn't ready to let Jackson take all of the responsibility.

"At the end of the day, the offense is 100 percent driven by me," the rookie quarterback said. "I am the one who is out there taking Coach's gameplan, taking all of his preparations, taking it all out there and trying to be the coach on the field. All of those situations that he wants to take the blame for I think can equally be put on myself."

In case you haven't been paying attention, the play in question was a quarterback sneak with 15 seconds left in the first half from the Lions' 2-yard line. It didn't work and, with Lions defenders making it as difficult as possible to get lined up, time expired and the Browns, who were out of timeouts, came away with no points.

Jackson took responsibility after the game and Kizer followed suit, simply saying that Jackson had addressed it. A number of other players in the locker room after the game, however, confirmed that the sneak was an audible.

"In that situation, I think the offensive unit is in a tough spot because that is what defensive teams are taught to do," Jackson said on Monday. "Like I said, I take responsibility for it. I can't put our guys in that spot."

In the end, Jackson said that what happened at the end of the half wasn't why they lost the game.

"We came back out, tied the game and went ahead by a touchdown," he said. "I get it. I know everybody is fuming about it, and I am, too. I am kicking myself many times about it. At the same time, we kept playing. Our guys responded, and we had our chances. We just have to do more."

Banner day: Rookie tackle Zach Banner made his NFL debut on Sunday when he came in for right tackle Shon Coleman, who left the game. Coleman is in the league's concussion protocol, Jackson announced on Monday.

"It was exciting, nervous a little bit at first. I'm not going to lie to you, but it was very, very exciting," Banner said on Monday. "It felt good to be back out there. The last time I touched the field was preseason so it felt really good."

Banner, listed at 6-foot-9 and 358 pounds, was claimed off of waivers by the Browns in September from Indianapolis. Sunday marked the first time all season he was even active.

"Being inactive was difficult because you want to play," Banner said. "I played so many games before in college, but it is also understandable. Coming in as a rookie but also not spending a single week or day in camp with these guys, you have to earn it."

Banner ended up playing 24 offensive snaps.

Jackson said he would go with Banner on Sunday if he had to.

"I thought he battled," Jackson said. "There are some things he can do better. I thought he held his own for the most part."